Recognition

As a society that encourages servant leadership, the Corps of Discovery seeks to recognize the willingness of Venturers and leaders to nurture and grow the Venturing program. As mentioned in Membership, induction into the Corps of Discovery should be a "pay forward" commitment. Similar to the commitment made when taking an oath of office.

The first item used for recognition was a animal tooth that hung on a wire from the right pocket. (Information about the beginning of this program can be found here.) Later, a western region Venturing leader asked me to design a pocket flap. The first flaps were presented to youth who completed a Kodiak training course in 2005 and made a promise to take on a simple service project when he or she got home. Some of the projects were as complex as helping with Scoutreach camps, Powder Horn, and VOAs, and others were as simple as recruiting some friends to join their Crews.

In addition to recognizing others with the patches below, two certificates have been developed. You are welcome to use either certificate. Both certificates are data entry PDF files but may have to be opened in Adobe Reader to be able to enter into the fields:

Craig Murray's certificate (PDF) - Use the cursor to select in the area for the name and type the recipients name. Then tab to two other positions in order to enter the position names of two other people signing the certificate and print. There are three fields that can be filled in. (earlier version of certificate)

Bill Wilcox's certificate (PDF) - Use the cursor to select in the area for the date and type the date. Then tab to the second field to enter the participant's name.

The Corps of Discovery patches are now rectangular and made for the new Venturing shirts. The width size is 5-7/16". The rectangular patch is shown below, patches previously made can be viewed on the patch history page.

Ordering

An order form in XLS and PDF can be downloaded here (XLS) and (PDF). If you use the PDF file, please contact me about shipping costs before you order. If you have questions about the flap or pin send an email to TheHiker@SageVenture.com.